Man wanted in West Pullman attempted child abduction

Police are searching for a man who tried to pull a young girl into his vehicle in the Far South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood last week, officials said.

The man was driving a dark gray sedan Thursday morning in the 11800 block of South Morgan Street, about two blocks south of Thomas J. Higgins Elementary Community Academy, when he tried to drag the girl into his vehicle, police said in a community alert issued Sunday.

The girl managed to escape, and the man drove away about 9:50 a.m., police said. The girl said she had seen him driving around the area before. The victim’s age was not immediately available.

Police described the man as black and 25 to 30 with shoulder-length dreadlocks and a braid in the center of his head. He was wearing a gray hoodie with a black jacket, stood about 6 feet 2 inches and weighed 200 pounds with an athletic build.

Anyone with information about the man is asked to call Area South Bureau of Detectives at 312-747-8271.